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The other day my TV just happened to be on BETJ and as I was half asleep I heard this song. It was a song I had never heard before but I was really feeling it. By the time I awakened I was already at the middle of the video so I had already missed the little words they put on the screen telling you who the video was by. So I watched this beautiful woman sing her song until they showed her name again. Her name was Joy Denalane, the song was "Let Go" and the rest was history.
So I did a little research on this Joy Denalane and found out that she's a soul singer from Germany born to a South African father and German mother. The song "Let Go" is the first single from her album "Born & Raised" which is her second studio album, her first one in English. Her first album "Manami" was entirely in German. I didn't even know people were into soul/R&B in Germany. You learn something new everyday. "Born & Raised" although never released in the United States was recorded over in 2006 in Philadelphia and features appearances from rappers Raekwon and Lupe Fiasco. Even though Joy is not an American you can tell that she was greatly influenced by American music. She even has a song on "Born & Raised" dedicated to the music of Mary J. Blige. All in all "Born & Raised" is a great album. It totally blew me away. If you are a lover of neo-soul, soul, R&B, Jill Scott, Jaguar Wright, or Ledisi this album is for you.
Besides being talented Ms. Denalane is beautiful as well and has graced the pages of many magazines including German Vogue.
Here are four songs from "Born & Raised".
Be sure to turn up your speakers because you're in for a treat.
"Let Go"
"Be Real"
"Heaven Or Hell" featuring Raekwon
"Stranger in This Land"
Buy Joy's album "Born & Raised" from Amazon.com here.
Get more info on Joy from her website: JoyDenalane.com
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Playing In The Background...
"Stranger In This Land"
by Joy Denalane
from the album "Born & Raised"
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Her music is nice. Thx.
At some points she reminds me of Alicia Keys, especially on "Heaven or Hell".
I like her but she shouldn't be stuck on BETJ. She needs to be out there...
joy is my girl. i feel in love with her when i heard "heaven or hell" like a year or so ago and then when i saw the video for it and i was done. people are really sleeping on her.
Thanks for the recommendation Adam! I peeped her vid on BET J, and I was kinda feelin it, but the other tracks you put up is much more like it! And to Junior in Jamaica, I don't really agree with your opinion about her not being stuck on just BET J. That channel caters to a different age bracket and class of people! You won't find the foolishness on BET on there. And let's face it, she will never be on 106 & Park's countdown because they just wanna here thin voiced singers, and fly-by artists with no longevity! JUST MY OPINION, NOT LAW AND MOST DEF NO SHADE!!!
Thanks again Adam
Kevin in the Bronx (Yep it's me dude!!!)
Joy Denalane, ugh I love her.
She sucked me in with the video for Heaven or Hell.